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Week in Great Falls
Weekly happenings in Great Falls.
Chocolate Lover’s Paradise in McLean
Chocolate Festival returns on Sunday, Jan. 25.
One day every year, McLean Community Center is a chocolate lover’s dream. The McLean Chocolate Festival will host 17 vendors selling decadent artisan chocolate goods on Jan. 25, ranging from candies to chocolate dipped bacon.
Homelessness: Source of Trauma for Children
Nearly 700 children live in emergency homeless shelters in Fairfax County at some point during the year.
Summer vacation is wrapping up; kids everywhere are gearing up for the return to school. Stores are filled with school supplies; back-to-school advertising fills our TVs, radio and mailboxes. Many families are hustling from store to store getting supplies, backpacks, clothes and haircuts. As children, while we hated to see summer end, we fondly remember the yearly ritual and the excitement and anticipation of getting all those new things.
Local Aikido Studio Reduces PTSD Effects
As a soldier fighting in Iraq, Brian Ericksen thought the idea of martial arts in a war zone was ridiculous. Then, one day, it clicked for him. The owner of Heaven and Earth Aikido used the calming form of martial arts while in the service to center himself in some of the most dangerous places in the world and now wants to help former veterans and sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder to do the same.
Preventing Falls
Physical exercise and home safety reduce risk
One of the leading causes of fatal injuries in older adults is falling.
The Other Alexandria: A Teacher Made A Difference – Joseph (Joe) Lovelace
It was March 27, 1943 at 5 a.m., when Andrew Lovelace died at his son’s home at 611 North West Street.
Don’t Put Batteries in Trash in Potomac
Battery disposal
Classes & Workshops, Feb. 4-10
Classes & Workshops, Feb. 4-10
Fun Things to Do
Fun Things to Do
Around Town
Around Town
Chantilly Elementary School: ‘Recycling Is the Power’
Team AMP promotes recycling.
The First Lego League (FLL) Team AMP of Poplar Tree Elementary School is a group of eight students full of ideas about recycling. The name AMP is derived from the first letters of their first names.
Meet Great Falls Artist Heidi Mraz
Every October for the past 10 years, Great Falls Studios has invited the public to wander the back roads of Great Falls in search of the innovative, the lovely, the bizarre, the useful, the whimsical and the unusual creations on display in the studios of local working artists.
Support Cancer Patients by Giving Blood With the Red Cross
Red Cross Blood
McLean: They Serve, Too – Gala Benefits Children of Military Personnel
When a military parent is deployed, things change for the family left to wait. Sometimes it’s financial, especially for the families of National Guard and Reserve service members.
New Executive Director for Heard
empowering people in need through artistic expression and life skills, has a new Executive Director, Kelly Carnes.
Calendar
Calendar
Alexandria/Mount Vernon Calendar Oct. 18-25
Alexandria/Mount Vernon Calendar Oct. 18-25
Entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment